Self measuring and computing apparatus.



I B. NIGHOLASL SELF MEASURING AND COMPUTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1908.

91 1,750. Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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E. NIGHOLAS. SELF MEASURING AND COMPUTING APPARATUS.

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Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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E. NICHOLAS. SELFMEASUBING AND COMPUTING APPARATUS;

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EDWARD NICHOLAS, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

snnn MEASURING AND COMPUTING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed August 4, 1908. Serial No. 446,909.

will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combination computing an measuring apparatus and the object in view is to produce a simple and efficient de vice of this nature so constructed that various commodities may be measured and the price of a pound or fraction ofa pound automatically indicated. 7

More specifically the invention consists of a delivery tube or shell having a stationary pivotal gate and an adjustable gate adapted to be normally held by springs at different locations within the tube or shell accordingly as it might be desired to dispense different quantities of commodities and at the same time indicate the amount of the commodity thus weighed at different prices per pound.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims. l

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved self-measuring and computing apparatus asapplied to a bin. Fig.2 is an enarged transverse sectional view through the tube uponwhich the gates are mounted. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the tube showing the graduated scalegiving the subdivisions giving the different prices of pounds and fractions of a pound, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a bin or receptacle having an exit opening A disposed preferably at an inclination. The bottom of said bin or receptacle ispreferably inclined so that the commodity to be weighed may fall through the exit opening when allowed to do so.

B designates a tubular shell which may be of any length or diameter and is adapted to telescope with the pipe C about the exit opening in the bin and fastened thereto in any suitable manner. D-D designate lugs projecting from the circumference of sald shell, and E is a stationary shaft mounted in apertures in said lug. Keyed to said shaft is an angle lever F having a handle F thereon and also a gate, designated by letter G, said gate being preferably incircular outline and adapted topass through a slit G formed in said shell. Said gate has a flange G about a portion of its marginal edge and is adapted to serve as a stop to limit the throw of the gate in one direction. A s ring I is fastened at one end to one of sai lugs and at its other end to the angle lever and serves to normally hold the gate closed within the shell. A stop I is mounted u on the shell and a finger 9 upon said ang e lever cominn in contact with said stop will serve to limit the outer throw of the gate. Said shell has a series of slits, designated by letter K, extending substantially one halfway throu h the. diameter of the shell and which slits are adapted for the reception of the adjustable gate N which ismounted upon an angle lever N j ournaled upon said shaft.

A spring 0 is fastened at one end to a finger N upon the angle lever N and its other end is fastened to a sleeve Q having a key Q movable in a longitudinal groove Q formed in said shaft.

Mounted upon the bars R which are fixed to the shell is a graduated plate R having arranged in suitable order thereon columns of numerals, also divisions indicating onehalf, one pound, two pounds and two and a half pounds, commodities to be measured and also arranged thereon in columns numeralsindicating prices per pound, also numerals indicating the amount that fractions of pounds would amount to at different prices.

slits provided for its reception, a certain amount of a commodity may be measured and the amount of the commodity measured indicated upon the graduated plate at different prices per pound. For instance, in the drawings, the gate N is inserted in one of the slits of the tube in proper position to weigh one pound of a commodity and opposite the indicating pointers upon said rod may be seen how much the pound would cost and varying prices per poun d i dicated by the column of numerals at the extreme left end of the plate.

In operation, the gate N is set in any one or another of the slits in the shell in order to weigh the amount of the commodity desired, after which the gate G is swung open to allow the shell to fill between the two gates, after which the gate is closed and the gate N opened to allow the commodity to make exit through the lower end of the shell.

It Will thus be seen from the feregoiig taken in connection with the drawiiigs that a simple and efficient weighing apparatus is afforded which will weigh. out arious amounts of commodities and at the same time indicate upon the graduated plate the amount at various prices per pound or fraction of a pound, the apparatus being entirely automatic in its action.

W hat I claim to be new is 1. A self-measuring and computing paratus comprising a receptacle, a shell leer ing from an exit opering in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having colui rs of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractiors thereof and prices per pourd, said shell having slits therein, pivotally mounted gate adapted to move in one of the slits of said shell, a sliding pivotally mounted gate adapted to swing into one or another of the slits in the shell, and means movable with the sliding gate and adapted to indicate opposite the numerals of said plate, as set forth.

2. A self-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and prices per pound, said shell having slits therein, a pivotal spring-actuated gate adapted to swing into one of said slits of the shell, a sliding springactuated and pivotal gate designed to swing into one or another of the slits of the shell, and means movable with the sliding gate and adapted to indicate the numerals of said plate, as set forth.

3. A self-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds 1 the sliding said shell having slits therein, a spring-actu= ated gate adapted to spring into one of said slits, means for limiting the outer swinging movement of said gate, a pivotal spriilg actuated sliding 'ate adapted to spring into one or another or said slits, and means movable with the sliding gate and adapted to indicate opposite the numerals upon said plate. as set forth.

i. A self-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at en inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and. prices per pound, said shell l'iaving slits therein, 1. spring-r luated gate adapted to spring im'o one of said slits, for limiting the outer swinging movein it of said gate, :1 pivotal spring-ache ated slu. g pate adipted to spring into one or another of said sl means movahle with gate and dapted lo iudicute opthe numerals upon said plate, and for limiting the outer throw of said gate, as set forth.

A self-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numera thereon iimu-etiiig pounds or fractions thereoi and prices per pound, said shell having slits therein, a pivotal spring-actuatcd lever, a gate lived thereto lid and adapted to swung into one of the slits ol' said shell, a projection upon said lover, a slop upon the shell against which said linger is adapted to contact to limit the throw of the lever in one direction, pivotal spring-actuated sliding lever, a gate upon the latter adapted to engage one or another of the slits of said shell, a projection upon said sliding lever adapted to contact with the shell as the lever is swung in one direction, and means movable with the sliding lever adapted to indicate opposite numerals upon said plate, as set forth.

6. A self-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of nun'ierals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and prices per pound, said shell having slits therein, a shalt mounted adjacent to said shell, a pivotully mounted lever upon said rod, gate upon said lever adapted to swing into one of the slits of the shell, a second lever slidahly held upon said shaft, a gate iixed. to said second lever and ada ited to swing into one or another of the slits of said shell, and means movable with the sliding lever and adapted to indicate opposite the numerals of said plate, as set forth.

7. A self-measuring and computing appuratus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading or fractions thereof and prices per pound, 1 from an exit opening in the receptacle atmi l (l I) said shell having slits therein, a pivotally inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and prices per pound,

mounted lever, a gate fixed to the latter and ada ted to swing into one of the slits of said shel a sliding pivotal lever, a gate mounted upon the latter adapted to swing into one or another of the slits of the shell, a rod movable with the sliding lever and having pointers adapted to indicate adjacent to the numerals of said plate, as set forth.

8. A self-measuring and computin'gapparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and prices per pound, said shell having slits therein, a shaft mounted parallel with the shell and having a longitudinal groove therein, a pivotal springactuated lever mounted upon said shell, a'

gate fixed to said lever and adapted to swing into one of the slits of said shell, a pivotally mounted sliding lever splined to said shaft, a gate fixed to said sliding lever adapted to swing into one or another of the slits of the shell, and means movable with the sliding lever and adapted to indicate opposite the slits in the plate, as set forth. r

9. A self-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leading from an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and prices per pound, said shell having slits therein, a shaft mounted parallel with the shell and having a longitudinal groove therein, a pivotal springactuated lever mounted upon said shell, a gate fixed to said lever and adapted to swing into one of the slits of said shell, a pivotally mounted sliding lever splined to said shaft, a gate fixed to said sliding lever adapted to swing into one or another of the slits of the shell, a sleeve splined to said shaft and movable with the sliding lever, and a rod projecting from said sleeve and indicating opposite the numerals upon said plate, as set forth.

10. Aself-measuring and computing apparatus comprising a receptacle, a shell leadingfrom an exit opening in the receptacle at an inclination, a graduated plate having columns of numerals thereon indicating pounds or fractions thereof and prices per pound, said shell havin' slits therein, a shaft mounted parallel wit the shell and having a longitudinal groove therein, a pivotal springactuated lever mounted upon said shell, a gate fixed to said lever and adapted to swing into one of the slits of said shell, a pivotally mounted sliding lever splinedto said shaft,

a gate fixed to said sliding lever adapted to swing into one or another of the slits of the shell, a sleeve splined to said shaft and movable with the sliding lever, a rod projecting from said sleeve and having a series of pointers ada ted to indicate opposite numerals upon t 1e plate, and a finger projecting underneath the plate, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD NICHOLAS. 

